Combination sanitary toilet seat handle and tissue roll holder

ABSTRACT

A combination sanitary toilet seat handle and toilet tissue roll holder, which is affixed to the toilet seat ring, whereby the toilet paper roll is used as a renewable sanitary grasping surface for the handle, with which the seat may be raised or lowered without touching the seat ring or lid proper.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to sanitary devices for toilets andparticularly to a combination sanitary toilet seat handle and toilettissue roll holder, which is affixed to the toilet seat ring, wherebythe toilet paper roll is used as a renewable sanitary grasping surfacefor the handle, with which the seat may be raised or lowered withouttouching the seat ring or lid proper.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Raising and lowering the toilet seat ring and/or lid by contacting theedge or underside of the ring and/or lid is undesirable because theytend to be unsanitary. Germs which reside on the seat can be transferredto users who touch the ring and/or lid. The subject of raising andlowering the toilet seat causes unpleasant discussions between men andwomen because neither wishes to have to touch the ring before or afteruse.

Several devices have been proposed for lifting the toilet seat ringwithout contacting the ring itself. Each device proposed includes asolid contact surface that can itself become contaminated with germs bytheir close proximity to the toilet bowl, by multiple users touching thesame handle, and, for example, in public rest rooms by male users who donot lift the ring and enable urine to fall on the solid handle.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,065,460, issued Nov. 19, 1991 to Currin,provides an apparatus that includes a handle arrangement for lifting ofa commode seat wherein the handle may be mounted to a side or bottomsurface of the associated commode seat to permit ease of lifting andmanipulation thereof. Modifications of the invention include a liftinghandle providing a support roll for use in combination the rotatablemounting of a tissue roll to permit dispensing thereof whereinreplacement support tube permits use of a handle or selectively of asponge applicator member for the dispensing of a disinfectant therefrom.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. D441,439, issued May 1, 2001 to Nagel, disclosesthe ornamental design for a toilet seat lifter.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. D348,601, issued Jul. 12, 1994 to Borja,describes the ornamental design for a lifter for a toilet seat.

Prior art U.S. Patent Application #20020007532, published Jan. 24, 2002by Gianelli, describes a sanitary air freshening handle for articles andassociated methods. A disposable handle for an article is provided thatincludes a connecting member connected to a surface of the article, anda handle member having a proximal connecting end connected to theconnecting member and a distal handle end. The handle member comprisesan air-freshening scent, an anti-microbial agent, and a phosphorescentmaterial producing a glow to help a user locate the handle member in thedark.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,246, issued Feb. 21, 1989 to De Vargas,shows a handle attachable to the underside of a toilet seat for thepurpose of manually lifting or lowering the seat in a sanitary manner.The handle includes an elongated member having an attachment portionsecurable to the edge marginal region of the seat and a handle portioncantilevered outwardly in position for grasping by the fingers of theuser. A deodorant cake is mountable from the attachment portion and thehandle portion, including a display area for carrying alpha/numeric orgraphic representations in either flat, relief or raised orientation. Acover or sleeve may be inserted over the handle portion, which is ofsanitary composition or a band of sanitary material may be wrappedaround the handle portion.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,590,425, issued Jan. 7, 1997 to Janik, Jr.,indicates a hygienic toilet seat handle, in which a wafer container ispermanently connected to a handle, and temporarily attached to theunderside of a toilet seat or lid. The wafer container is attached to abase that is permanently connected to the toilet seat. The base has atop, two sides and two bottom pieces, forming an opening into which thewafer container is telescopically inserted. The handle may be made of asubstance that glows in the dark, and may be coated and treated with adisinfecting material. The wafer container holds a wafer, whichgradually emits deodorizing and disinfecting vapors.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,375,267, issued Dec. 27, 1994 to Davis, putsforth a device for lifting a toilet seat without the hands of the userdirectly contacting such seat wherein a flat plate is attached to theunderside of the toilet seat. The flat plate has its outer endprotruding only slightly beyond the edge of the seat. The said outer endis formed with a pair of downwardly angled flanges adapted to receive apivot pin therethrough, such pivot pin extending through the end of apreferably tubular handle. The handle will normally depend from the saidpivot pin but when it is to be used, such handle is lifted into ahorizontal position, i.e. parallel with the seat surface, and used toraise the toilet seat. A stop is built into the outer end of the flatplate attached to the seat to prevent the pivoted handle from risingabove the plane of the seat surface. Provision may be made for latchingthe handle into position during actual use and the handle may be used asa receptacle for deodorant if desired.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,727,258, issued Mar. 17, 1998 to Derouin,concerns a toilet seat-lifting handle that has scented elements. Thetoilet seat-lifting handle includes a support bracket coupled to theunderside of a conventional toilet seat by an adhesive material. Thebracket further supports a pivotally attached socket, which in turnreceives a frustro-conical handle in a removable attachment. Theinterior of the frustro-conical handle or grip receives a quantity ofscented material, which permeates outwardly through a plurality ofapertures defined in the grip portion of the handle. In an alternateembodiment, an electric light is provided within the grip portion of thehandle to provide illumination in low light or darkened areas and torender the handle grip easier to see. The handle grip is pivotallyattached to the support bracket to facilitate pivoting the handle gripto a close alignment with the toilet seat edge avoiding undue intrusioninto the remainder of the toilet facility area.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 5,341,519, issued Aug. 30, 1994 to Cusenza,illustrates a sanitary flexible lifting handle for lifting the seat of atoilet. The seat has a bore extending therethrough for retaining thesanitary flexible lifting handle. The handle includes a first pegportion located in the bore in the seat, a spring connected to the firstpeg portion and extending from the bore of the seat, a second pegportion connected to the other end of the spring and a flexible sheathencasing the first and second peg portions and the spring which ispress-fit in the bore of the seat. Rubber washer ends are connected tothe exposed faces of the peg portions at the ends of the sheath andassist in flexibly retaining the lifting handle in the bore of the seat.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,324, issued Aug. 28, 1990 to Lirette, isfor a structure to facilitate lifting a toilet seat and a toilet seatlid in a manner that will reduce contact with possible unsanitarysurfaces and eliminate the necessity of bending over to grasp and liftthe toilet seat and toilet seat lid. The lifter includes a pivotallysupported handle structure mounted on the toilet seat and provided withan elongated rod generally paralleling the external edge of the toiletseat. The device is also provided with a pair of generally paralleloutwardly extending forward and rearward rod-like structures at the endthereof thereby enabling a person to engage the forward rod-likestructure with a knee and push it downwardly and rearwardly, thuscausing the rearward rod-like structure to move upwardly and forwardlyto provide a handle at an elevated position which can be grasped andmoved upwardly by exerting a lifting force thereon thereby lifting theseat and seat lid when it is resting on the seat.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 4,129,907, issued Dec. 19, 1978 to Vaughan,provides a toilet seat lifter for protecting the hands of a user of thetoilet against bacteria. The lifter is adapted to be attached to atoilet seat and includes a spherical hand-engaging portion, which can bereadily removed for cleaning and sanitizing.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 2,236,576, issued Apr. 1, 1941 to Loebner, showsa sanitary toilet seat raiser consisting of a handle rotatably mountedon a toilet seat so that the position of the handle may be changed topositions handy to reach whether the toilet seat is up or down.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 3,783,455, issued Jan. 8, 1974 to Vanderbrook,claims a toilet operating assembly for protecting the hands of a useragainst germs. The operating assembly attaches to a toilet seat andincludes a partially housed vapor-emitting wick, separating andoperating handle and the toilet seat.

Prior art U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,341, issued Nov. 6, 2001 to Zwezdaryk,claims a toilet cover that provides a chair for covering a bathroomtoilet with a tank, a hinged seat, a bowl, and a flushing handle. Thechair has a tank cover for covering the tank of the toilet, and a bowlcover connected to the tank cover for covering the hinged seat and thebowl of the toilet. The bowl cover has a hinged seat cover and a frontportion. The front portion has a protrusion for receiving the front partof the bowl of the toilet to allow the front part of the bowl to extendoutwardly beyond a remainder of the front portion. The chair also has apair of armrests coupled with the tank cover, each armrest having afront portion and a back portion. The armrests are undercut to create aspace between the bowl cover and the front portion of the arm rests toadmit a user's thighs. The claim further has first and second pedalassemblies operably connected to the hinged seat cover and the hingedseat cover and hinged seat from the closed to the opened positions. Atoilet paper dispensing compartment at the front portion in armrest isappropriately sized and shaped to hold a roll of toilet paper on aretaining peg.

What is needed is a combination sanitary toilet seat handle and toiletroll holder wherein the roll serves as the handle for lifting the toiletseat so that the user is always touching a clean sanitary surface and,furthermore, such a device which positions the toilet paper roll in aconveniently reachable position relative to a user of the toilet ineither a sitting or standing position and so that the toilet tissue rollis sufficiently distant from the toilet seat so that the toilet tissueroll is not wet or soiled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provide a combination sanitarytoilet seat handle and toilet roll holder wherein the roll serves as thehandle for lifting the toilet seat so that the user is always touching aclean sanitary surface and further such a device which positions thetoilet paper roll in a conveniently reachable position relative to auser of the toilet in either a sitting or standing position and so thatthe toilet tissue roll is sufficiently distant from the toilet seat sothat the toilet tissue roll is not wet or soiled.

Another object of the present invention is to provide at least oneembodiment of the invention in which the toilet tissue roll is alwaysoriented horizontally for convenience of use and ease of grasping as ahandle as well as to prevent the toilet tissue from unrolling.

One more object of the present invention is to provide an embodiment ofthe invention in which the toilet tissue roll handle may be used toraise and lower both the toilet seat ring and the toilet seat cover asdesired.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide acombination handle and tissue roll holder having a main member that canbe rigid, semi-flexible, or flexible, and can be adjustable in length tosuit the users or installation type.

In brief, a combination toilet seat handle and toilet tissue roll holderfor manually raising or lowering a toilet seat ring and/or lid without auser having to touch the toilet seat proper. Instead, the user can raiseand lower the seat by only touching a readily available tissue roll. Thecombination handle-roll holder also includes improved positioning of ahandle to make the raising and lowering the seat more accessible tousers, particularly those who have difficulty bending over. By combiningthe handle and tissue holder, the user can visibly determine whether thegrip surface is contaminated or not, and then touch a piece of renewablyclean paper to raise and lower the seat. The combination handle and rollholder can be attached to the seat using mechanical fasteners, adhesive,strong magnets embedded in mating surfaces, an opening(s) for a slipfit, or it can be molded integrally as part of the seat during themanufacture of the seat. The combination handle-holder uses a memberthat can be rigid, semi-flexible, or flexible to accommodate variouslevels of stiffness or yielding when contacted by persons. The membercan be adjustable in length to achieve different positions adaptable tothe users and application.

It is advantageous to have a handle that allows raising and lowering ofthe ring and/or lid using the normally clean toilet tissue roll. Thetissue roll makes available a surface that is frequently renewed with aclean paper surface to touch, the surface can be renewed by the usereach time if desired by first stripping off a small amount of paper, thetissue roll can, with relative ease, be visually observed to be dry anddevoid of certain contamination, unlike a solid handle. Furthermore, theposition of the combination handle and roll holder can be situated awayfrom the toilet bowl but more accessible to grasp than the seat ringand/or lid. The positioning can be such that the combinationhandle/holder requires less bending to grasp by the user, which can aidhandicapped persons and make the raising/lowering process easier for allpersons. An adhesive-backed foam section is applied to the toilet tanklid or tank to prevent banging of the toilet seat against the tankand/or tank lid. The foam section can have text and/or graphics forinstruction and/or advertising.

An advantage of the present invention is that the user is alwaystouching a clean renewable sanitary surface.

Another advantage of the present invention is the toilet paper roll isin a conveniently reachable position.

An additional advantage of the present invention is that chemicals arenot needed to provide the sanitary touching surface.

One more advantage of the present invention is that it prevents thetoilet tissue from unrolling.

Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the toilet tissuewill not become soiled or wet during use of the toilet.

A corollary advantage of the present invention is that the arm isadjustable in length to suit the user.

An associated advantage of the present invention is that it may be madeto accommodate various levels of stiffness or yielding when contacted bypersons.

Still another advantage of the present invention is that it may beformed in the manufacture of the toilet seat, or sold as a retrofithandle for an existing toilet.

A further advantage of the present invention is that it is easy toinstall.

A successive advantage of the present invention is that is simple touse.

A different advantage of the present invention is that it is inexpensiveto manufacture.

An extra advantage of the present invention is that the user can visiblydetermine whether the grip surface is contaminated or not.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it prevents thespreading of microorganisms.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other details of my invention will be described in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only by way ofillustration and not in limitation of the invention, and in whichdrawings:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the dual purpose sanitary toilet seathandle and tissue roll holder of the present invention with the toiletseat cover up and the toilet seat ring down;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the dual purpose sanitary toiletseat handle and tissue roll holder of FIG. 1 with the toilet seat coverup and the toilet seat ring down;

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the dual purpose sanitary toiletseat handle and tissue roll holder of FIG. 1 with the toilet seat coverup and the toilet seat ring up showing the toilet tissue roll in avertical orientation;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the dual purpose sanitary toilet seathandle and tissue roll holder of the present invention having a pivotshaft with the toilet seat cover up and the toilet seat ring down;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the dual purpose sanitary toiletseat handle and tissue roll holder of FIG. 4 with the toilet seat coverup and the toilet seat ring down;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the dual purpose sanitary toiletseat handle and tissue roll holder of FIG. 4 with the toilet seat coverup and the toilet seat ring up showing the toilet tissue roll beingmaintained in a horizontal orientation due to the pivot shaft;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the dual purpose sanitary toilet seathandle and tissue roll holder of the present invention having a pivotshaft and having a rigid cylindrical element of the toilet tissue rollretainer and a toilet tissue roll mounted thereon positioned in aperpendicular orientation to a longitudinal axis of a toilet seat ringwith the toilet seat cover down and the toilet seat ring down;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the dual purpose sanitary toiletseat handle and tissue roll holder of FIG. 7 with the toilet seat coverup and the toilet seat ring down;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of the dual purpose sanitary toiletseat handle and tissue roll holder of FIG. 7 with the toilet seat coverup and the toilet seat ring up showing the toilet tissue roll beingmaintained in a horizontal orientation due to the pivot shaft;

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view of a toilet seat cover and aspring loaded pawl means for selectively gripping a toilet seat cover toenable lowering the toilet seat ring and toilet seat coversimultaneously without touching them.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In FIGS. 1-10, a dual purpose sanitary toilet seat handle and tissueroll holder device 20A, 20B and 20C comprises an arm 23A, 23B, and 23Cand a toilet tissue roll retainer 15 and 15C for holding a toilet tissueroll 40 which may be used to dispense toilet tissue and also serve as ahandle for lifting a toilet seat ring 32 to which the arm 23A, 23B, and23C is attached.

The device 20A, 20B and 20C comprises an arm 23A, 23B and 23Cpermanently attached to a toilet seat ring 32 in a rigid connectionadapted to enable the toilet seat ring 32 and a toilet seat cover 31 tobe moved and supported by the arm 23A, 23B and 23C in movement of thearm. The arm 23A, 23B and 23C extends away from the toilet seat ring 32in one or more directions and the arm is configured to extend outwardlyand upwardly away from the toilet seat ring 32 so that the toilet tissueroll 40 mounted on the device is positioned so that a toilet tissue roll40 may be grasped within arms reach by a seated user to dispense toilettissue and by a standing user to dispense toilet tissue and to grasp thetoilet tissue roll as a handle to raise and lower the toilet seat ring32 attached thereto. The arm 23A, 23B and 23C may be structuredalternately as a rigid member, a semi-flexible member, a flexiblemember, a length adjustable member, a spring-loaded member, aspring-like material member, and a coil spring member.

In FIGS. 1-3, the arm 23A is attached to an underside of the toilet seatring 32 by a plate 21 extending from the arm 23A and plate-securingscrews 22 driven into the ring 32.

In FIGS. 4-9, a pivot shaft anchor plate 28A and 28B is attached to thetoilet 30 under the seat connection by the large bolts (not shown) thatconnect the seat ring 32 and cover 31 to the toilet 30. This plate 28Aand 28B anchors the pivot shaft, 27A and 27B respectively. The pivotshaft 27A and 27B, allows the toilet seat ring 32 to be raised by thedevice 20B and 20C while keeping the toilet tissue roll 40 horizontal,unlike FIGS. 1-3 without the pivot shaft 27A and 27B where the toilettissue roll 40 goes from a horizontal orientation to a verticalorientation when the toilet seat ring 32 is raised.

The means for attaching the arm 23A, 23B and 23C to a toilet seat ring32 may comprise screws 22, adhesives, high gauss magnets, an elongatedelement from the arm insertable in a mating opening in a toilet seatring, an arm molded together with a toilet seat ring in a moldingprocess, or a tab from the arm insertable into a recess pocket withflanges in the toilet seat ring.

The device also comprises a toilet tissue roll retainer 15 and 15Cpermanently attached to an outer end of the arm 23A, 23B and 23C by arigid connection to the arm so that the roll retainer 15 and 15C ispositioned horizontally with a toilet seat ring 32 in a down position,shown in FIGS. 2, 5 and 8. The rigid connection is adapted to enable thearm 23A, 23B and 23C and a toilet seat ring 32 attached thereto to besupported and moved by the toilet tissue roll retainer 15 and 15C. Theroll retainer 15 and 15C comprises a rigid cylindrical element adaptedto receive a toilet tissue roll 40 slidably attachable thereon and anend cap 26 or 26B removably securable to the rigid cylindrical element15 and 15C to secure a toilet tissue roll 40 on the rigid cylindricalelement 15 and 15C. The device 20A, 20B and 20C is adapted to serve bothas a means for dispensing toilet tissue and as a handle means for a userto grasp the toilet tissue roll 40 mounted thereon as a clean andsanitary renewable surface handle means to raise and lower the toiletseat ring 32 holding only the toilet tissue roll 40 mounted on thedevice 20A, 20B and 20C. The end cap 26 is adapted to be removable fromthe rigid cylindrical element 15 without the use of a tool or it mayalternately be secured to the rigid cylindrical element by a tamperproofconnection requiring the use of a security tool to remove the end cap.

In FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, the rigid cylindrical element of the toilet tissueroll retainer 15C and a toilet tissue roll 40 mounted thereon arepositioned in a perpendicular orientation to a longitudinal axis of atoilet seat ring 32. The arm 23C and tissue roll retainer 15C form asquare “C” configuration with the tissue roll retainer 15C extendinginwardly from the arm 23C toward the toilet 30.

In FIGS. 4-9, the device 20B and 20C further comprises a pivot shaft,27A and 27B respectively, for attaching the arm 23B and 23C to a toiletseat ring 32 to allow a toilet tissue roll 40 mounted on the device 20Band 20C being grasped by a user as a handle, to controllably rotate as atoilet seat ring 32 is lifted by the device 20B and 20C. This allows atoilet tissue roll 40 mounted thereon to maintain a horizontalorientation when a toilet seat ring 32 is in a down position, shown inFIGS. 4, 5, 7 and 8, in an up position, seen in FIGS. 6 and 9, andthroughout a movement of a toilet ring 32 between a down and an upposition, thereby providing a roll 40 position that is easier to grasp.

In FIGS. 7-10, a spring-loaded pawl 21C means is provided forselectively gripping a toilet seat cover 31 with both a toilet seat ring32 and the toilet seat cover 31 in an up position, as seen in FIG. 9, tolower the toilet seat cover 31 while lowering the toilet seat ring 32.In FIG. 10, an elongated element 18, such as a rod, with an encirclingcoil spring 17 enables movement of the arm 23C toward the toilet seatring 32 so that the pawl 21C can contact the seat cover 31 to lower boththe toilet seat ring 32 and cover 31 simultaneously while touching onlythe toilet tissue roll 40.

The device 20A, 20B and 20C further comprises an adhesive-backed softpad (not shown) that is attachable to a toilet 30 tank to preventbanging of a toilet seat cover 31 against the tank, the soft pad havingindicia thereon, such as graphics for instruction and or advertisement.

The device 20A, 20B and 20C may be manufactured as a part of the toiletseat ring 32 or as an add-on option for an existing toilet 30.

In practice, the end cap 26 and 26B would be removed from the tissueroll retainer 15 and 15C, a fresh toilet tissue roll 40 would be placedon the tissue roll retainer 15 and 15 C, and the end cap 26 and 26Bsecurely replaced. The user would check the tissue roll 40 before eachuse to visibly determine whether the grip surface is contaminated ornot. The surface can be renewed by the user each time if desired, byfirst stripping off a small amount of paper. When the tissue roll 40 isclean, the user may then grip the surface of the roll 40 and lift theroll 40, thereby lifting the toilet ring seat 32 as well. The toiletseat ring 32 may also be lowered by using the tissue roll 40 as agripping surface.

To lower the toilet seat ring 32 and seat cover 31 of the alternatedevice 20C using the spring loaded pawl 21C, seen in FIGS. 7-10, theuser moves the arm 23C toward the toilet seat ring 32 while touchingonly the toilet tissue roll 40 so that the pawl 21C can contact the seatcover 31 to lower both the toilet seat ring 32 and cover 31simultaneously.

It is understood that the preceding description is given merely by wayof illustration and not in limitation of the invention and that variousmodifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as claimed.

1. A dual purpose sanitary toilet seat handle and tissue roll holderdevice comprising: an arm permanently attachable to a toilet seat ringby a means for fastening the arm to a toilet seat ring in a rigidconnection adapted to enable a toilet seat ring and a toilet seat to bemoved and supported by the arm in movement of the arm, the arm extendingaway from a toilet seat ring in at least one direction; a toilet tissueroll retainer permanently attached to an outer end of the arm by a rigidconnection to the arm so that the roll retainer is positionedhorizontally with a toilet seat ring in a down position, the rigidconnection adapted to enable the arm and a toilet seat ring attachedthereto to be supported and moved by the toilet tissue roll retainer,the roll retainer comprising a rigid cylindrical element adapted toreceive a toilet tissue roll slidably attachable thereon and an end capremovably securable to the rigid cylindrical element to secure a toilettissue roll on the rigid cylindrical element, the device adapted toserve both as a means for dispensing toilet tissue and as a handle meansfor a user to grasp a toilet tissue roll mounted thereon as a handlemeans to raise and lower a toilet seat ring holding only a toilet tissueroll mounted on the device.
 2. The device of claim 1 wherein the arm isconfigured to extend outwardly and upwardly away from the toilet seatring so that a toilet tissue roll mounted on the device is positioned sothat a toilet tissue roll may be grasped within arms reach by a seateduser to dispense toilet tissue and by a standing user to dispense toilettissue and to raise and lower a toilet seat ring attached thereto. 3.The device of claim 1 wherein the end cap is adapted to be removablefrom the rigid cylindrical element without the use of a tool.
 4. Thedevice of claim 1 wherein the end cap is secured to the rigidcylindrical element by a tamperproof connection requiring the use of asecurity tool to remove the end cap.
 5. The device of claim 1 whereinthe means for attaching the arm to a toilet seat ring comprises a meansfor attaching taken from the list of means for attaching includingscrews, adhesives, high gauss magnets, an elongated element from the arminsertable in a mating opening in a toilet seat ring, an arm moldedtogether with a toilet seat ring in a molding process, a tab from thearm insertable into a recess pocket with flanges in a toilet seat ring.6. The device of claim 1 wherein the arm is structured with a structuretaken from the list of structures including a rigid member, asemi-flexible member, a flexible member, a length adjustable member, aspring-loaded member, a spring-like material member, and a coil springmember.
 7. The device of claim 1 further comprising an adhesive-backedsoft pad attachable to a toilet tank to prevent banging of a toilet seatagainst a tank, the soft pad having indicia thereon.
 8. The device ofclaim 1 further comprising a pivot shaft for attaching the arm to atoilet seat ring to allow a toilet tissue roll mounted on the devicebeing grasped by a user as a handle to controllably rotate as a toiletseat ring is lifted by the device, a toilet tissue roll mounted thereonadapted to maintain a horizontal orientation when a toilet seat ring isin a down position, in an up position and throughout a movement of atoilet ring between a down and an up position, thereby providing a rollposition that is easier to grasp.
 9. The device of claim 8 furthercomprising a means for selectively gripping a toilet seat cover withboth a toilet seat ring and a toilet seat cover in an up position tolower a toilet seat cover while lowering a toilet seat ring.
 10. Thedevice of claim 1 wherein the rigid cylindrical element of the toilettissue roll retainer and a toilet tissue roll mounted thereon arepositioned in a perpendicular orientation to a longitudinal axis of atoilet seat ring.